UNIT 2016 | The Queer Tech Conference & Festival https://www.facebook.com/events/1593504910976633/?active_tab=highlights www.unit-festival.com

1. Chris Philipps
@chphilipps
cphilipps@me.com
THE T IN LGBT
HOW AGILE HELPS WITH TRANSITIONING

2. “Chris” Philipps
• Tech Advisor for Startups / VCs
• Interim CTO
• Agile Enthusiast
• Web Worker since 2000
• Home Base Berlin
• Working worldwide
• #vegan #fairtrade #art #queer
#books #meditation #writing
#consciousness #coffeeshops

3. #woman
#man
#male
#nonbinary
#trans*

4. 2009 -15: The elephant in the room
• No name, no role models #scaredAsFuck
• Ignorance is bliss

5. 2015: The elephant rhino in the room
• “I am Trans* - and I need to do something about it”
• There’s no way around anymore
• “How do I survive this?”

6. #stillScaredAsFuck
Transition affects:
• Family
• Partner
• Friends
• Colleagues
• Strangers
• Physically
• Emotionally
• Socially
• Sexually
• …

7. Someone saved my life tonight…

8. “How to eat an elephant? One bite at a time!”
“This transition is such a huge thing - might be too big for me!”

9. Non-Binary = complex = iterative approach, navigate the unknown
“If I don’t know whether I am man or woman - where shall I go?”

10. small increments. one step at a time. inspect and adapt.
“I am so scared to make a mistake (and end up as monster)”

11. It’s just a test. Try it. If you don’t like it: stop. No pressure.
“Am I doing the right thing (or am I just nuts)?”

12. “I don’t feel ready for the outside world”
Hey, it’s just a PROTOTYPE! :-)

13. Define your own MVP
“But I’ll never be a REAL [man / woman / putYourIdealGenderHere]…!”

14. Retrospect and Learn!
• small increments. one step at a time. inspect and adapt.
“I have the feeling I get lost on the way…”
Do retrospectives. Learn and improve.
Look back and see how far you’ve come already.

16. Thank you! <3
…and don’t forget:
cphilipps@me.com

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